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The term scotoma comes from the Greek noun skotos (darkness). ... are commonly divided into central and peripheral (or paracentral) sco-tomata.

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The Mask of Fu Manchu

Directed by Charles Brabin Charles Vidor (uncredited) Written by Sax Rohmer

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spondulicks - Etymology dictionary - Enacademic

1856, American English slang, money, cash, of unknown origin, said to be from Gk. spondylikos, from spondylos, a seashell used as currency (the Greek word ...

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brachiopod - Wiktionary - Enacademic

noun /ˈbɹækɪəˌpɒd/ Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle bearing arms ...

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leges Juliae - Black's law dictionary

liyjiyz juwliyiy/ Laws enacted during the reign of Augustus or of Julius Caesar which, with the lex abutia, effectually abolished the legis actiones.

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Barbados

... the West Indies: formerly (1663 1966) a British dependency, it became independent & a member of the Commonwealth in 1966: 166 sq mi (430 sq km); pop.

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Tomb of Genghis Khan

The Onon river, Mongolia in autumn, a site where Temüjin was born and grew up. The location of the tomb of Genghis Khan (died 1227) has been the object of much speculation and research.

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Roman province

In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin, provincia , pl. provinciae ) was the basic, and until the Tetrarchy (circa 296), largest territorial and administrative unit of the empire s territorial possessions outside of the Italian peninsula.

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Gur-e Amir

The Gur e Amir ( fa. گور ا٠یر) is the mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Tamerlane (also known as Timur) in Samarkand (now in Uzbekistan). It occupies an important place in the history of Islamic Architecture as the precursor and model…

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Ejin Horo Banner

Ejin Horo Banner, also known as Ejin Horo Qi (simplified Chinese: 伊金霍洛旗), is a part of Ordos City, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People s Republic of China. It covers an area of 5600 square kilometers, with a poulation of 140…